Low enrollment is forcing some small colleges to close

Small universities and colleges are being forced to close due to low enrollment. An expert tells NBC News that there could be one closure per week by the end of this year, leaving students with fewer options. Valerie Castro takes a closer look at the driving forces behind the closures.
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#College #University #Enrollment

[@mora103]

Most don't want to spend 10k or better for college just to find themselves working for $15 an hour after college 😅

[@r5t6y7u8]

Try $100K+. Fontbonne's tuition is/was $28,976, not counting fees and housing.

[@cpreality672]

I never went to college and make 70k

[@mora103]

@@r5t6y7u8 maybe so but its not on average, or another words "common"

[@mora103]

@@r5t6y7u8 that's crazy 🫣

[@mora103]

@@cpreality672 I climb trees for a living and make about the same, give or take a little depending on my motivation 😅

[@powellpicc1985]

They said "don't go to college if you can't afford it." People listened...

[@latrinemarine826]

That’s not the whole story. People are having less kids. You need to actually have breathing human beings in class in order to keep a college open.

[@scooterankle6709]

@@latrinemarine826this is a terrible point considering the general rise in population and also large rise in college attendees

[@latrinemarine826]

@@scooterankle6709 Real head scratcher of a comment you have there. The birth rate is declining world wide and that means less children, less immigrants over time, and less people to fill colleges in general. Go do some actual research please.

[@scooterankle6709]

@@latrinemarine826 just because the birthrate is declining in some countries does not mean the population is not increasing overall. Since college attendance in the United States has grown astronomically it’s completely ridiculous to blame the birth rate instead of maybe the fact that it’s not economical or logical to attend small colleges

[@ervamoten5830]

​@@latrinemarine826Specifically, in the global northern 1st world countries. Usually global southern countries like Subsaharan Africa, middle east, the khorasan region, and maritime southeast asia has higher birth rates

[@chigal0926]

I think there are too many colleges. And yes, many of these institutions are not honest about their financial stability.

[@weirdo1060]

Especially for-profit colleges...

[@relaxlibrary4249]

What in the anti-intellectual nonsense?

[@Mlogan11]

Things are way more expensive that they should be. Too much greed in the system.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Yup. Rich gotta rich. Poor gotta serve, suffer, and submit. 💪😎✌️ That's the thousand-year system, baby.

[@miscellaneous714]

Don’t blame corporates. Always blame government for overspending and making inflation worse

[@patrickm6012]

@@miscellaneous714always blame corporate for their greed.

[@miscellaneous714]

@@patrickm6012 Everyone is greedy! It is just human nature

[@-ReHaven]

⁠@@miscellaneous714that doesn’t mean it’s good, we humans have enough conscience to change what we consider bad behavior even if it’s “human nature”

[@tim-duncan2137]

dont commit to these super small no-name schools, there are equivalent state or well-known colleges with >70-80% acceptance rate to apply to and choose

[@andrewd.conard5088]

A lot of these are religious institutions. The costs are just outrageous.

[@somewhereinspace2166]

@@andrewd.conard5088 I've never understood why some people shell out $100K just to go to a religious school. What, it has a church on campus? You can go to church down the street for free. Some people just don't make good choices.

[@ninjagirl226]

But on the list of things to look for I live near a major college and went to grad school at an even bigger school in the big 12. Both checked every red flag. Ironically my no name undergrad doesn’t have all the red flags. So we’ll-known might not be the answer especially with a lot of the power grabs and safety issues I’ve been hearing out of a lot of these big schools. Like my friend literally failed a class last semester because of his major as a great example of a power move.

[@user-rf1nn8sg3f]

If your parents are rich it doesn't matter or if you know rich parents (and are friends). If the school has rich alumni that hires recent graduates - it also doesn't matter.

[@gordonallen9095]

Many colleges and universities have priced themselves out of existence. The cost of college has risen at TWICE the rate of inflation for years. This, plus a smaller student population overall will make many smaller schools unable to compete, and obsolete.Especially private ones. Look for more schools to close their doors in the future. I predicted this over a decade ago.

[@paloma598]

when I was in college, i had to pay for the new student services building that was bulit way before I enrolled, student health insurance that was $400-$500, "free tickets" for on campus sporting events. It doesn't help that they force you to live on campus for the first two yrs either.

[@HenriettaHudson-we4wv]

Convert the closed universities into affordable housing, rather than to tear the buildings down!!!

[@weirdo1060]

Not that simple. Campus would need to be rezoned as residential. It would also be costly to convert academic classroom or offices into living spaces.

[@40dollhairs]

@@weirdo1060 Bureaucracy eliminates immediate practical solutions and innovation.

[@phunkymonkiee]

Aren't most of these small colleges located in towns and suburban areas away from major, expensive cities? I doubt that doing this would do much for making housing more affordable, especially in the areas where it is really unaffordable.

[@Dflowen]

@@weirdo1060 womp womp - the rules supersede the necessity and gate keep these potential housing ideas. sucks.

[@andergarcia4953]

Zoning laws don't allow that

[@arunbenny808]

Corporate greed is destroying us.

[@itsme-ih2cx]

Imagine when AI accelerates we will really see the effects of the population collpasing. Have u ever seen bicentennial man, it will be kind of like this

[@MrKevinwg]

By corporate greed, do you mean greedy colleges?

[@RoyceMusic333]

You mean the GL.

[@miscellaneous714]

You obviously have no idea how economy works

[@arunbenny808]

@@miscellaneous714 yah me, Bernie Sanders and 60% of working class Americans living paycheck to paycheck have no idea that an economy that mostly only works for the 1% isn’t sustainable.

[@princesskaitlinhazelwood4703]

Sad but necessary. The next generation is much smaller. They can’t keep these open.

[@FINSuojeluskunta]

This is really why, it's a demographics issue

[@WELVAS.]

Less people graduating high school was noted

[@TheFort87]

More like students see no value in tiny private schools with absolutely no prestige and are going to CC, state schools, or more notable private ones.

[@MeBihhhh]

@@TheFort87amen

[@timhandjr]

“Students are not astute consumers of a institutions finances” - No truer words have been spoken, colleges have been exploiting this for far too long. Students are consumers, and for far too long we have not been getting our moneys worth.

[@tadzio7326]

My son went to study in Seville - Spain, the costs are much lower and the quality is equal to or better than any ivy league university in America, plus, learning spanish and living for several years in EUROPE.

[@latrinemarine826]

Do you get to learn woke ideology in Spanish? Bueno!

[@tadzio7326]

@@latrinemarine826 no.

[@AB-ou8ve]

@@latrinemarine826 As opposed to whatever conservative crap lies in your thick skull?

[@allgoodnamestaken6002]

​@@latrinemarine826What?

[@MeBihhhh]

@@allgoodnamestaken6002Trump supporter trying to teach this guy what he learned from Fox News 😂

[@ABCDEFGHIJK4097]

Too expensive.

[@d3r3kyasmar]

Study in a community college.

[@neanam]

Seeking some knowledge southwest community college.

[@eyeseer1]

Trade Schools are also ideal.

[@gwenmloveskpopcecmore]

Yeah they are 2 year

[@patrickm6012]

Why? They generally are not the best.

[@naptime0143]

​@@eyeseer1but you still live paycheck tho

[@rescuegirl]

Employers are using college degrees as a means of filtering applicants, nothing more. I never graduated from college, and I still had an amazing career regardless.

[@andrewd.conard5088]

Very true. What do you do for a career?

[@rescuegirl]

@@andrewd.conard5088 Firefighter Paramedic Lieutenant Specialist. (You have to do something. lol.)

[@ProSePlaintiff]

​@@rescuegirlFirefighters are overpaid because of the union mafia

[@MeBihhhh]

@@rescuegirlfirefighter😂 you know you messed up in life when half the country can volunteer for your career

[@longbeach225]

@@MeBihhhh Not really. You need to be fit and most of the country is not fit.

[@shyguyyoshi]

Fontbonne College is extremely expensive (30k for yearly base tuition + 9-12k for dorm housing) for what it is. I’m not shocked enrollment is down.

[@shawyonsharifi3394]

That’s considered expensive now?? Yale and Harvard are at 100k a year.

[@nickjw88]

Half of college graduates work in jobs that don't require a degree. Also businesses are opening up many jobs to nondegree holding applicants that they required degrees for in the past. When the degree holders need to be bailed out from their student debt the degree has failed to do the job it was intended to do.

[@justinderrick8785]

the whole point of college was to scam 18 year olds into 4 years of debt with a useless piece of paper that can get you $15/hr job at best or unemployment at worst. forget morals!!!!

[@patrickm6012]

Of course they are, so they can pay people less.

[@justinderrick8785]

it's like buying an apartment building for $100 million yet no one can afford rent. owner's gunna go belly up :P

[@H33t3Speaks]

@@patrickm6012Got this one backwards; the phony paper meritocracy is over. It created swaths of indolent volatile morons that can’t even remain ensconced within the managerial class because they’re so deeply incompetent and morally bankrupt. Every circus has to leave town some day. 🎉

[@darwinwins]

the perfect storm: prices kept rising AND the population of college-aged kids cratered.

[@Chad_Max]

If you're not pursuing a STEM/Economics/Finance degree and putting in the work to get a high GPA then you're just throwing money down the drain going to college. You're better off learning a trade...

[@HenriettaHudson-we4wv]

IKR???

[@randomcandy8209]

It’s concerning that no one here is mentioning education as a important degree… if you can’t make it through college you shouldn’t be teaching

[@gomes2151]

Ok, mr. Plumber. Of course you can't explain that this situation is not caused by ''fine arts'' students or Phd's in Gender Studies without bonding it to economics/financial misuse of budgets and taxes caused by ''dextrous'' admistration staffs.

[@mememaster9703]

ugh ... business major moment

[@stonerwitch4629]

stem, economics and finance. ok so no social workers, teachers, librarians, journalists, archivists/curators, linguists, therapists, lawyers, counselors, diplomacy, translators, i mean the list goes on. part of what makes 1st world countries comfortable is the fact that there are so many jobs holding one company or establishment up. the doctor would be nothing without the nurse, cna and social worker. our pieces of physical history and museums would be nothing without the archivist, historian and curator.

[@joannachapman6888]

A lot of public universities offer more for less for in state students. It's already expensive as is

[@hsage1]

Is this partially what happened to Upsala College, East Orange N.J when it closed in 1995 after being open more than 100 years, since 1893?

[@Honeymoon1988]

Why would you pay for something that isn’t going to support you these days???

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Exactly. Besides, if you ain't rich, then you ain't sheet. What people need to do is simply be rich. If they can't do that, then they should become wealthy. Wealth is health; might is right. Money solves anyone's problems and always leads to popularity and success. Just look at Chump! Now THAT is the poster boy for Godhood, immortality, and worldwide success. He can't be touched, and it's because of one thing and one alone: *COIN*. 💵🇱🇷💵🇱🇷💵🇱🇷 #GodBlessChumpmerica

[@MeBihhhh]

Let me guess, you struggled to get your GED😂 the poorest people I know are the ones that didn’t go to college

[@Honeymoon1988]

@@MeBihhhh I did go to college you dummy.

[@Unkuuu]

Yes….tuitions are insane. And if you aren’t a “name brand” school people don’t want to pay anymore

[@irwinsaltzman979]

If the school is in a small town, the town also suffers as colleges bring in money for businesses

[@MeBihhhh]

“Try that in my small town”

[@johnshafer7214]

Not worth going to college anymore. Going to college for me was a big mistake of my life.

[@costidisa]

It was good for me and for many other people. Maybe you didn't go to a good one, or perhaps you made poor decisions, or just had bad luck. Ninetheless, had you paid more attention in college, you might have learned to avoid making blanket assertions like the one you made.

[@benu_bird]

Not worth studying engineering, medicine, finance, accounting, or even studying liberals arts to become a teacher? Yes, it is still worth going to college. The issue is the cost for most schools isn't in line with the ROI. Europe and Asia will crush the US if it doesn't get it's higher education problem solved.

[@andreward8268]

​​@@costidisa

[@costidisa]

@@andreward8268 lol. Howz that? I described MY experience and said it was positive, so college is not worthless for everyone. You try again bud.

[@andreward8268]

@@costidisa ummm... saying perhaps people are making poor decisions coming out of college. X, your failing with your degree in hand. Colleges failed students on what the real world is like. Not every job/occupation requires a degree. Is there a degree for Customer Services Rep?? Nope - isn't that a great entry level job that many of us have? Tiny percentage of colleges offer degrees in Medical Billing / Coding How about Business Analyst? How about Agile? Sooooo many great jobs out here that pays six figures and there are NO Degrees (or a tiny percentage)

[@rslitman]

Two colleges/universities in the Philadelphia area just closed. I thought it was odd and didn't know it was part of a trend. One of the schools, Cabrini, gave about a year's notice. The other one, University of the Arts, gave very short notice, possibly even less than a week.

[@williamjoseph1300]

A lot of these schools that are closing are literally taking anyone with a pulse, passing them and not teaching them anything

[@H33t3Speaks]

Why pass them when you can fail them and bill for another semester? 👀😮🥹

[@williamjoseph1300]

@@H33t3Speaks because then you appear racist or kids take other professors. I have heard of professors who are actually afraid of this .

[@cynthiaoconnor7185]

Maybe Republicans should look into low or free tuition, unless they are banking on low-paying employees for their corporate MAGA members.

[@MeBihhhh]

Low educated people vote Republican so that is exactly what they are doing

[@xwrtk]

There are small colleges that on the verge of closing soon or a few years later that participate in affirmative action just to get more students. It doesn’t work a lot. A college got more international students from Asia due to it as they gave them free acceptance letters.

[@mingobox]

This is sad😢

[@aliseb.9640]

Universities in other western countries…do not have nearly as high the price tag as our US universities, even community college is ridiculous now…so expensive.

[@junkboxxxxxx]

I went to a university that was smaller than my highschool. It was a wonderful experience

[@HopkinsTheMovie]

That's because of high tuition resulting from federal student loans that are too easy to take out.

[@Xonas21]

I remembered an ITT tech commercial playing during an episode of Jerry springer. That’s all I want to say…

[@777Skeptic]

Not sure if colleges are really closing, or if it's just the low-tier no-name colleges that barely make it out of the "diploma mill" threshold.

[@kidwave8898]

Hmmm I wonderrr whyyyy???

[@rick_thunder]

When we went on a college search for my two older kids we asked about enrollment numbers. Of the seven schools we visited, six had record high enrollment for 5+ years in a row. The last one had declining enrollment. We crossed off the one with declining enrollment. My two kids are at the same private university and are loving it. They both got scholarships, so it’s not that expensive for our family. The point is, ask questions about enrollment numbers and the size of their endowment. If they don’t answer honestly or completely, just keep walking.

[@stevenargueta5082]

As someone who has finally transfered this year I am very relieved that my college was on that list of financially stressed colleges. It took my a while to finally transfer to a college that actually fit me. Look if I could go back and talk to myself from high school, I would probably tell myself to do better research in finding a college that actually meets my financial and academic needs. To be fair, alot of these schools also has the problem of where they are since most people are also worried mostly on paying for school and lastly where the college is located if and when there are things to do. A lot of factors play into if a college can survive. All I know is please keep in mind where you go and understand your worth. College isn't for everyone and that this is your sign to leave, do it.

[@ProSePlaintiff]

First world privileges wall of text?😂

[@28ebdh3udnav]

I went to college. Just one year, a training program. Dental assistant. I love it, miss it, but it sucks down here in this part of Texas because the pay is only 10.25 starting out and 11.50 once you have 6+ months of experience. I know some gas station attendants who are making 10 an hour. Also, several other jobs here in the service field, Walmart, retail, etc, you are paid 13 starting out. 14 to 15 once you are full time. Meanwhile, dental assistants get like only 12.50 or 13 an hour if you're lucky. Medical assistants, same. Why go to college or job training when retail will yield you better results. I got a friend of mine who works as an LVN. He makes 20 an hour. I make 18, meanwhile his friend, no degree, just training, he make 25+ with the TSA

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

Sooo, they are upset that no one can afford to go to college. Who decided to hike prices?? Not the people wo wanted to go to college but couldn't afford it, that's for sure...

[@MissCandy350]

My son applied for an in-state school. Tuition--$51k/yr IN STATE and it's not even an Ivy institution! Ridiculous! He opted for community college and now has a job that does tuition reimbursement (completion scholarship). They will cover 2 classes per semester up to $5k annual max. He will be utilizing that benefit and will be attending a cheaper school for his last 2 years.

[@JasonJoe-rl3co]

Not possible. No state school has a tuition that high for in state stufents. Maybe cost of attendance, but impossible. I’m not sure where you get your facts from

[@MissCandy350]

@@JasonJoe-rl3co I said "in-state," not "state." Meaning, he would not go OUT OF STATE for school. And the ANNUAL tuition TOTALED $51k LIKE I SAID. You have no idea what school I'm referring to, nor the state.

[@MrGmartin18]

What state do you live in to charge that high of a price?

[@user-go9rd1io7b]

@@MissCandy350You should have clarified that it was a private school. Your comment does not make sense; why say "in-state" school if its a private school? It's not like the tuition is cheaper if you're in-state for private schools (maybe aside from a select few out of the thousands).

[@andergarcia4953]

If the average university is pricing out average citizens they deserved to be shutdown. The school prob is experience shortage in enrollment so as to compensate they raise the tuition .

[@aidenalamo6262]

A community college that I attended ended up merging with the local university by moving to one of the university's buildings. It is also without bus service to get to the location which caused enrollment to dwindle drastically, because the cost of owning a car is equal to a house payment per month in this particular area that I am referencing.

[@jacqueslee2592]

Really? Which area, town or city in the US? What is a house payment? That seems to much for cost of owning a car unless if own a luxury vehicle like Mercedes Benz, BMW.

[@aidenalamo6262]

@@jacqueslee2592 The expenses of owning a car while a student is astronomical in Iowa City and surrounding cities. By the time you take into consideration the car payment, car insurance, fuel, body work and maintenance, outrageous parking fees and other expenses, it is equal to a house payment or $900 or more (depending on where you live in Iowa City or surrounding communities).

[@jacqueslee2592]

@@aidenalamo6262 Really. Wow. Thank you for sharing. Here in California rent is $2000. I rather pay for a house than rent. Iowa city seems cool.

[@zelloguy]

@@aidenalamo6262 car payment? Get you an old used car from the 90s. Only payment is maintenance

[@fantasytraveler]

Cant you file for debt forgiveness if your school closes?

[@NoNameNumberTwo]

No. They are giving debt forgiveness to people that went to unaccredited scam schools.

[@kimberlylepine5115]

Madame, students are astute enough to understand "We are not confident that we can afford to keep our doors open for the next four years." That's the least that college leaders owe the students who are touring and considering colleges as high school seniors.

[@rorytribbet6424]

You could just stop charging a fortune for kids to get an education that has become the bare minimum expected in the job market… perhaps pivoting away from that disgusting business plan would help?

[@ga8462]

Why would anyone go to some small no-name private school?!?!?!

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Education is so STEM focused these days. There is so much more to learn than that in the world. Guess it doesn't matter if we're all being replaced by robots.

[@chrisaycock5965]

The cost of living now is going to accelerate a lot of problems later down the road people ultimately decide to have fewer kids right now 20 years time those choices will come to roost

[@williammedleyiii3144]

Looks like military recruiters are gonna hit their quotas a lot quicker

[@user-so9lu9eq8c]

I once worked at a school like this. It was awful.

[@elizabethacosta-rayos6061]

Can’t you just get a liberal arts education online?

[@guybeauregard]

Gather, read, listen, talk, learn. Education at that level is not the same as watching youtube videos (as much as I like the latter!). Cheers, Guy

[@NoNameNumberTwo]

College is much more than the classes. It’s the whole experience.

[@enigmanemo9352]

Universities need to look in the mirror. They kept driving up tuition rates.

[@johnnyboyvan]

Lots of profs looking for work now!

[@peterl545]

Good. Too much overcapacity. College has a low return on investment.

[@FCXmaster]

That’s what ya get for overcharging for degrees, offering useless degrees and lying through your teeth to teenagers.

[@whale7196]

aren't most students into trades now cause that's where money is?

[@catherga]

The sad part is that some of the schools closing are the only ones that went of their way to serve students who couldn’t afford more expensive schools or had needs other schools couldn’t meet. The same rich universities that keep raising the price of attendance are only going to get more competitive and will be able to justify raising tuition further.

[@michaelplunkett5124]

It’s demographics. And schools have not learned to leverage giant on line courses nor tailoring their offerings towards employment. By the way, when you take out the MDs and JDs and MBAs out of the college graduate salary equation undergraduate degrees don’t make anymore than high school grads. And you’re going to pay

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Should be posted in "Good News" sections surely. The expansion of the college system has gone much too far, making degrees worth less and less.

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Smaller colleges change up the course offerings eg trades , tech and medical fields , get a high employment rate post graduation w all the stats , and you will have people lining up to enroll !

[@9doggie12]

Schools should close if enrollment drops.

[@rayblox4859]

2 year degree was costing me 40k. So I walk out.

[@ajax7ox729]

I wonder why

[@RM-xr8lq]

well as any of the occidental wage slaves will tell you, they do not consider education of value anymore. it is just a job requirement to them in their culture they decide their lives entirely based on personal wealth hoarding, and most secular academic topics in science do not generate capital. luckily other parts of the world are taking the reins in human innovation and knowledge, as these countries begin to fracture and die off

[@ElizabethMarshall-jb8mm]

Trade schools/community colleges have been pushed the last few years. This situation is also a result.

[@tindee3052]

I thought if a college shut down then all students automatically get their degree if they didn’t finish?

[@Aeom_333]

No. They have to transfer somewhere else. Just happened to a bunch of students in Philadelphia at Uarts

[@IndependentObserver-eb9pv]

This is a good thing. Companies need to start training their employees.

[@Matthew-zu6tm]

Calling half of the population they are toxic. What did they think was going to happen.

[@Thunder_Dome45]

I've been waiting for this. They are pricing themselves out of business. The grocery store would do the same if they charged $2,000 for a loaf of bread.

[@jamesbell739]

Sounds like a personal problem. Colleges that make most of their money in Liberal Arts are bound to fail... Most of their students have very little chance of gaining true wealth to be able to donate back and make up for the financial challenges... If most of the degree programs pay less than 70k in the market, the school is not set up for long term success.

[@Jedi12789]

Actually students now are better and more financially astute than students 20 years ago. They are picking more viable majors and are more concerned about what are the long term prospects- salary and career trajectory. And I would say schools closing/consolidating is an example of that. The trades/boot camps/community colleges are highly in demand. People have wised up.

[@jacobdescheneaux2420]

Colleges closing is a good thing. There are too many of them. But this only addresses half the problem. Tuition is out of control because of government backed loans. Get the government out of private lending and force schools to co-sign on loans. You will see a dramatic shift in tuition if you do that.

[@ruzzelladrian907]

The best investment a government can make is making college either significantly cheap or outright make it free.

[@TC-cd5sm]

I hope more colleges close. If you can't attract customers, then you gotta close. In the end, they're a business.

[@paulapril]

Don't worry. Wash U will purchase the property and make good use of it.

[@chetisanhart3457]

Bad schools should close and sell their physical assets. The best students will transfer and graduate from some other school. It's not a difficult issue. Overall enrollment won't change that much.

[@Kuzyapso]

Charge 2k a semester and your enrollment will go up

[@moderncontemplative]

People are waking up to the reality of the scam of higher education which for many, is a skillful investment, but for the masses, it’s a means of accumulating more crippling debt that doesn’t result in a sustainable salary. It’s an investment analogous in many ways to investing in the stock market.

[@TheElectricCamel]

Fewer High School Graduates.... No. That is not the issue.

[@blackknight597]

Between the costs being way too high and making young males feel out of place in society (sometimes inferior for being male) and are experiencing low enrollment. It’s very unfortunate.

[@ElizabethMarshall-jb8mm]

And how is “making young males feel inferior” the college’s fault?

[@blackknight597]

@@ElizabethMarshall-jb8mm Yes, "making young males feel out of place in society" I said. You took only part of what I said. I'm not blaming colleges for that. I'm blaming it as a societal ill.

[@tcos918]

Most jobs these days could care less about your diploma. They don't even check. It's all about what you know and what you can do, and the internet is your best teacher. Go to college if you want to develop socially or if you're going into medical or law. Everyone else shouldn't waste their time and money, especially those going into tech or the arts.

[@Karim7Hearth]

We need to close about a third of the colleges. Way too many.

[@PrimordialPunchbowl]

You can make more money with an associate degree than a bachelor degree anyway. Forbes published the highest paying jobs that require an associate degree every year.

[@johnvillanueva1240]

people cant afford college in general and people need to work while attending school to pay bills

[@GameReviews555]

The market is correcting itself

[@eleonorulibarry5340]

THAT'S HOSTILE GUY

[@IIBLINKII]

Nobody wants to enroll into a debt. That’s why they have no enrollment and that’s why they’re closing down. If you gonna say the news say the whole story

[@paulapril]

Why would you go to Fontbonne University? What? Are you gonna study housekeeping and become Martha Stewart?

[@tammywilliams8445]

Omg Khalia Booker ❤ i see you girl ❤

[@ronaryel6445]

Inevitable. Since birthrates will not increase in the foreseeable future, the answer is increasing the number of people allowed to legally emigrate to the United States. They bring their kids with them, they will create new markets, enlarge the student pool, and bring more workers to support our eldrly who depend on Social Security and Medicare.

[@Aeom_333]

You incels all talk the same

[@aequitas8749]

Close all schools that have poor outcomes.

[@justinesagan178]

Forgive student debt so the next generation stands a chance !! We all know student debt is the culprit here all these graduates are poor and homeless !

[@ZOIZENWRITER]

safer at home. less driving better for the ozone too.

[@user-ti4iw2en1h]

?

[@RoyceMusic333]

Ysbt?

[@Maddawg31415]

I mean the value of a liberal arts education has been under siege for over a decade. Covid really kicked its butt- it was not worth attending at all 2020-2021. If you are interested in STEM or health/law programs, they are a liability. So just problematic all around

[@latrinemarine826]

This will continue as the birth rate continues to decline. You need to actually have students in class in order to operate a college.

[@Golflegend410]

The birth rate will continue to decline. Raising kids is too expensive

[@StirFryChicken]

Good. College sucks unless you’re studying for a STEM, medical, or business related career path

[@enhancedutility266]

I've heard that comment for years The problem with that statement is that the average American doesn't have the aptitude to learn hard sciences and mathematics

[@bebdaumon3948]

I got a degree in accounting and finance and the jobs out there require 5 years of work experience for entry positions. The internships are very competitive and there's many like me running around taking labor jobs.

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

@@bebdaumon3948 labor jobs such as?

[@benu_bird]

@@bebdaumon3948 Saying an entry level position requires 5 years of experience is a way of say "we want experienced people, but we only want to pay them entry level wages." And in a bad economy, it works as people will take what they can get.

[@Chad_Max]

@@bebdaumon3948 What was your GPA? You can't just have a degree, you need to demonstrate aptitude through a crushing GPA. I think accounting is a pointless degree but a finance degree with a high GPA can get you into the investment banking path...

[@bigtexbbq6347]

I take classes online on udemy for much cheaper dollars.

[@lifedeather]

Cuz they only want big name brands

[@patrickmoran687]

How are colleges spending their money? Also, the biased educational system that is leaving boys behind is resulting in fewer and fewer young men going to college every year. Oh well.

[@MoonDog991]

Probably just gonna protest something happening thousands of miles away, wasting their parents tuition.

[@SubMeISubYouu]

Wow so sad. The mockery of academia can't continue. The teachers of ancient Greece raise their hand at you America Education and what you call education are two very different things. Like American cheese and real cheese

[@chuckhunter77]

Oh no! Now who's gonna buy all those $500 loose leaf, photocopied textbooks?